Hope all is well in your world. I just wanted to tell you about another KS campaign, THE DAY THE KLAN CAME TO TOWN. It's a graphic novel I wrote about a Klan riot that happened in my hometown (Carnegie, PA) back in 1923.
We've already hit our initial goal. We're now trying to reach $10K. We could really use your help. Please feel free to check it out:
Phillip Kennedy Johnson begins his run on Superman this week. First up: a two-part story about the hero, his son and his succession.
A version of this article appears in print on March 10, 2021, Section C, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: Another Writer's Take On the Man of Steel.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/arts/superman-phillip-kennedy-johnson.html
From drawn diary comics to graphic art narratives of quarantine, visual mediums have been critical in documenting the impacts of the pandemic. This webinar explores the importance of comics in our understanding of and artistic response to COVID-19 with three experts in the field:
The webinar is open to the general public and free of charge. To participate, RSVP by pressing the green Register button above to gain access to the Zoom room details.
"Pandemic Comics and COVID-19" is the fifteenth installation of the MLC Research Centre & Gallery's webinar series that began on April 2, 2020 as an urgent cultural response to the crisis.
For more information about the MLC Research Centre & Gallery at Ryerson University, visit mlc.ryerson.ca and stay up-to-date with the latest news on Twitter (@MLC_Research).
Feb 27, 2021 https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/249848-MPLS-Sound-Interview-Joe-Illidge-On-Black-Comics-Past-Present-And-Future
Norton Juster, who conjured worlds of wordplay in 'Phantom Tollbooth,' dies at 91
Emily Langer
Washington Post March 9, 2021
A darkly comic graphic novel about a 17th century plague doctor by G.E. Gallas.
The Plague and Doctor Caim is a 112-page full colour original graphic novel from acclaimed creator G.E. Gallas and is the latest project from new independent publisher Cast Iron Books.
The Plague and Doctor Caim Book and Ebook This campaign is to fund production and distribution costs, to get this story printed and out into the world and as many hands as possible.
The Plague and Doctor Caim follows the life of a 17th-century plague doctor: an Everyman with a beak.
Doctor Caim is hired by a village to treat both the rich and the poor. The doctor readily accepts the position, but goes about the work with much trial and error.
Doctor Caim encounters patients from all walks of life, experimenting with treatments while monitoring his own health and watching the stars for omens...
Interior Pages Research is the integral foundation of both the script and design of The Plague and Doctor Caim. Each medical treatment Doctor Caim tries and every situation Doctor Caim finds himself in is based on historical facts.
With the aesthetic of a medieval illuminated manuscript, this graphic novel finds macabre comedy within the history of the bubonic plague.
Libraries across the country, Arlington Public Library among them, are having conversations about how to balance the core library value of intellectual freedom with the harmful stereotypes depicted in many of what are regarded as children's classics.
Last week, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that it will cease publication and sales of six titles because they portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong: "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," "If I Ran the Zoo," "McElligot's Pool," "On Beyond Zebra!," "Scrambled Eggs Super!" and "The Cat's Quizzer."
Existing copies of these titles in the Arlington Public Library collection will remain in circulation until they are no longer usable. As they are now out of print, these titles will not be replaced when they leave the collection.
In light of this news, it's worth taking a look at the books of our childhood with a critical eye. We no longer live in the world Seuss lived in when he created these works. If you want to share classics and older titles with young readers, consider taking the opportunity to have a conversation about the themes, characterization and the time period a book was published. Then balance these stories with other diverse titles.
Diversity in publishing, especially in youth literature, has been a topic of conversation and concern in the industry for a number of years. Arlington Public Library intentionally curates its collections to ensure diversity of themes, characters and authors, and systematically reviews the collection for gaps. We invite you to discover new titles and authors through our booklists, catalog and collections.
